USS LST-1128

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RI Teluk Langsac.1960s
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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameLST-1128
Builder Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Seneca
Laid down23 November 1944
Launched19 February 1945
Sponsored byMrs. Marie Staat
Commissioned9 March 1945
Decommissioned29 July 1946
RenamedSolano County, 1 July 1955
Namesake Solano County
Stricken1 November 1958
Identification
FateTransferred to Indonesia, 1960
Flag of Indonesia.svgIndonesia
NameTeluk Langsa
Namesake Langsa Bay
Acquired31 March 1960
Commissioned16 August 1960
Decommissioned3 May 2012
Homeport Tanjung Priok, Jakarta
Identification Pennant number: 868, 501
Fate Scrapped, May 2012
General characteristics
Class and type
Displacement
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length328 ft (100 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Unloaded :
  • 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward
  • 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Loaded :
  • 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward
  • 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
Propulsion2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 × LCVPs
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Sensors and
processing systems
  • on KRI Teluk Langsa
  • SO-6 surface search and navigation radar
Armament

USS Solano County (LST-1128) was a LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was transferred to the Indonesian Navy as KRI Teluk Langsa.

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Construction and commissioning

LST-1128 was laid down on 23 November 1944 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois. She was launched on 19 February 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Marie Staat and commissioned on 9 March 1945.

Service in United States Navy

USS LST-1128 sailed down the Illinois and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans. She then moved to Mobile, Alabama, on 16 March, to have a propeller changed, and then conducted her shakedown training at Panama City, Florida, from 23 March to 5 April. Her tank deck was loaded with overseas cargo at Gulfport, Mississippi, from 6 to 9 April, after which she moved to New Orleans for repairs and supplies. On 19 April, the LST sailed for Hawaii via the Panama Canal and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 15 May.

LST-1128 got underway for Guam on 5 June and proceeded via Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. She unloaded the tank deck cargo at Guam from 25 June to 30 July and then moved to Saipan on the 31st. The war ended with the LST at anchor there, so she loaded Army troops and equipment destined for Okinawa and sailed on 21 August. She unloaded at Buckner Bay and reloaded with trucks and equipment for Korea. LST-1128 arrives at Jinsen on 12 September, offloaded cargo, and began the return voyage to Okinawa on the 23rd.

The ship remained at Okinawa from 27 September through 20 October and weathered a violent typhoon in Naha Harbor with no major damage. The ship transported another load of cargo to Jinsen on 29 October and then moved to the island of Saishu, south of Korea. There, she embarked 1,400 Japanese prisoners of war and returned them to Sasebo, Japan, on 2 November. LST-1128 returned to Jinsen on 7 December and then sailed to Manila. She remained there from 15 to 26 December 1945 when she started another trip to Jinsen. She performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China. She departed from Korea in January 1946 for home via Pearl Harbor. Upon her arrival on the West Coast, she was routed to Bremerton for a pre-inactivation yard overhaul. She was assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet and berthed at Columbia River, Oregon after her decommissioning on 29 July 1946.

On 1 July 1955, she was given the name Solano County.

She was struck from the Navy list on 1 November 1958. Under provisions of the Military Assistance Program, she was transferred to the Indonesia on 31 March 1960, and served as RI Teluk Langsa (868).

Service in Indonesian Navy

On 1 July 1961, Teluk Langsa participated in the exercise Komando Lintas Laut Militer (Kolinlamil) off Tanjung Priok. [2]

In mid 1970s, she was reclassified as KRI Teluk Langsa (501). [3]

The ship participated in Operation Seroja, the invasion of East Timor to oust Fretilin regime. Teluk Langsa, along with KRI Teluk Tomini, Teluk Kau and Teluk Amboina transported elements of Pasukan Marinir 2  [ id ] (Pasmar 2 / 2nd Marine Troops) from Surabaya to the operational area in early December 1975. Teluk Langsa departed Surabaya for Dili on 3 December at 17:00 UTC+7 carrying 275 troops, 5 PT-76 amphibious tanks, 10 BTR-50 amphibious APCs, 2 122 mm howitzers, and 2 K-61  [ de ] amphibious vehicles. She arrived at Dili on 8 December at 18:00 UTC+8. [4]

The ship transported logistics to areas affected by 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. On 9 January 2005, her together with KRI Teluk Banten landed at beach in Calang, Aceh Jaya Regency to evacuate the survivors and provide relief supplies. On 8 February, Teluk Langsa alongside KRI Teluk Ratai landed again at Calang to deliver parts of three bailey bridges that will be used to connect road access from Banda Aceh and Meulaboh to the town that were cut off by the tsunami. [5]

At the end of 2008, she carried out a troop shift operation for the 320th Infantry Battalion "Badak Putih" of Siliwangi Military Command with a force of 649 troops and their combat equipment under the Battalion Commander Lt. Col. (Infantry) Basuki after they finished their security assignment in the Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border area and returned to their main base at the Siliwangi Military Command. [6]

KRI Teluk Langsa, Teluk Kau and Teluk Tomini, which were based at Jakarta, and KRI Teluk Saleh, based at Surabaya, was simultaneously decommissioned and stricken on 3 May 2012. [7] [8] Previously, they were already placed in reserve status. [9] They were planned to be replaced by Teluk Bintuni-class tank landing ship. [8] Teluk Langsa was scrapped after some time. [10]

In January 2021, a miniature bow of the ship was reconstructed at the Komando Pembinaan Doktrin, Pendidikan dan Latihan Angkatan Laut  [ id ] (Kodiklatal / Navy Doctrine Development, Education and Training Command). It was placed in front of the flagpole of the Ki Hadjar Dewantara Building at Kodiklatal HQ in Bumimoro, Krembangan District, Surabaya. [11]

Awards

LST-1128 have earned the following awards:

Citations

  1. "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. "Komando lintas laut militer ~ UNKRIS ~ PUSAT ILMU PENGETAHUAN". p2k.unkris.ac.id. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. Moore 1974, p. 171
  4. Haryadi 2019, p. 337
  5. "Merajut Harap di Puing Calang" . tempo.co (in Indonesian). 12 February 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  6. "50 Tahun Perjalanan KRI Teluk Langsa-501: Komandan Akhir Tugas Berpangkat Laksamana". poskota.co.id (in Indonesian). 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011.
  7. "Empat Kapal Perang Pensiun dari Alutsista AL". beritasatu.com (in Indonesian). 3 May 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Empat Kapal Perang RI Dipensiunkan". republika.co.id (in Indonesian). 3 May 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. "Empat Kapal Perang Landing Ship Tank Milik TNI AL Dipensiunkan". detik.com (in Indonesian). 2 May 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  10. "Indonesia to Destroy Six US-Built Warships". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  11. "Pembangunan Miniatur Haluan Eks KRI Teluk Langsa-501 di Halaman Mako Kodiklatal Hampir Selesai" (in Indonesian). 28 February 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

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